Experience
- Evok InnovationsPrincipal, Head of Miningcurrent2026 — presentSudbury, ON and Vancouver, BC
- Errington Metals Inc.Independent Directorcurrent2026 — present
- SNOLABIndependent Directorcurrent2026 — present
- Creative Destruction LabStart-up Mentorcurrent2023 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- YPOYPO Toronto Membercurrent2012 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- UpLink - World Economic ForumMining Technology / Innovation Associate2024 — 2025Geneva, Switzerland
- Sudbury Catalyst FundFounder / Managing Partner2020 — 2025Northern Ontario
- NORCATChief Executive Officer2012 — 2025Sudbury, Toronto, Timmins, Thunder Bay, Onaping, and Elko, Nevada
- Laurentian University/Université LaurentienneIndependent Director2021 — 2023Greater Sudbury, ON
- Health Sciences North/Horizon Santé-NordIndependent Director2019 — 2022Greater Sudbury, ON
- Queen's UniversityChair - Sudbury Queen's University Alumni Association2013 — 2018Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Tech UniversityIndependent Director2013 — 2018Oshawa
- MaRS Discovery DistrictMaRS Fellow2012 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- MaRS Discovery DistrictExecutive Vice President, Strategy and Operations2007 — 2012
- MaRS Investment Accelerator FundInvestment Committee Director2008 — 2012Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoAdjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering2004 — 2012
- Deloitte & ToucheSenior Manager, Strategy and Operations Consulting2005 — 2007
- InStride SolutionsCo-founder / CTO2002 — 2005
- Arthur AndersenSenior Consultant1999 — 2002
- AGRA Monenco EngineeringSummer Associate1996 — 1999Oakville
Skills & more
Start-ups99Entrepreneurship98Business Strategy99Management Consulting64Program Management50Venture Capital30Business Planning28Policy18Change Management26New Business Development16Commercialization12Product Development14
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Social MediaInnovation ManagementSupply Chain ManagementTrainingHealthcareOperations ManagementMiningMarket IntelligenceStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipPublic SpeakingMentoringFrom Don's professional profile.
Colleagues at Evok Innovations
Balazs Varga
Partner at SmartWare.tech
Bill Shmygol
Associate at Evok Innovations
Darren Love
Senior Associate at Evok Innovations
Emma Gaiger
Manager of Operations at Evok Innovations
Erin Madro
Principal at Evok Innovations
Jane Kearns
Partner at Evok Innovations
Marty Reed
Partner at Evok Innovations
Michelle Chambers
Chief Financial Officer at Evok Innovations
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Don Duval?
- Principal at Evok Innovations
- Where does Don Duval work?
- Don Duval is Principal at Evok Innovations.
- Where did Don Duval go to school?
- Don Duval studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science - Engineering and Management, MIT School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management); University of Toronto (Master of Applied Science and Engineering); Queen's University (Bachelor of Science Honours, Chemistry).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended University of Toronto341
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Queen's University226
Steph TryphonasCo-founder of Collaborative RoboticsHark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersZeya YangInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Curtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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Also attended Institute of Corporate Directors26
David NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLori EllAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesGeoff J. CatherwoodPartner at BDC Venture CapitalMartin VetterSenior Vice President at Verdex CapitalDale TingleyCo-Managing Partner at Canadian Business Growth FundJohn AdamsPresident and CEO at NGIF Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at YPO194
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalRaoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRobert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha Partners
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Also worked at NORCAT1
Also worked at Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne2
Also worked at MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund11
Matthew LeibowitzCo-Founder & Managing General Partner at Plaza VenturesMichelle McBaneManaging Director at Stand Up VenturesLance LakingGeneral Partner at Graphite VenturesCraig LeonardGeneral Partner at Graphite VenturesKevin MadillPartner at Graphite VenturesMackenzie PukliczAssociate at Graphite Ventures
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